Female parliamentarians and environmental sustainability: Do national culture matter?

IF 12.9 1区管理学 Q1 BUSINESS

Technological Forecasting and Social Change Pub Date : 2025-04-30 DOI:10.1016/j.techfore.2025.124174

Tuhuo Jia , Vincent Tawiah , Abdulrasheed Zakari , Francis Osei-Tutu

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Abstract

This study examines how cultural contexts shape the relationship between female parliamentarians and environmental sustainability. Drawing on institutional theory, we argue that the impact of women in parliament on environmental outcomes depends on the cultural environment in which they operate. Using data from 18 countries over 20 years, we apply robust econometric techniques, including two-stage ordinary least square (2SLS), system-generalise method of moments (S-GMM), instrumental variable generalized method of moments (IV-GMM), and ordinary least squares (OLS), and use green growth to measure environmental sustainability. Our findings reveal that female parliamentarians positively influence environmental sustainability in countries with a long-term orientation and individualist cultures. However, cultural factors such as power distance, masculinity, and uncertainty avoidance limit their impact. This study advances the debate on the female leadership-environmental nexus by highlighting the role of culture. The results imply that, beyond appointing women, countries must cultivate cultural support to maximize their contributions to environmental sustainability.

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女议员与环境可持续性：民族文化重要吗？

本研究探讨文化背景如何塑造女议员与环境可持续性之间的关系。根据制度理论，我们认为议会中妇女对环境结果的影响取决于她们所处的文化环境。利用来自18个国家20多年的数据，我们运用稳健的计量经济学技术，包括两阶段普通最小二乘（2SLS）、系统广义矩量法（S-GMM）、工具变量广义矩量法（IV-GMM）和普通最小二乘（OLS），并使用绿色增长来衡量环境可持续性。我们的研究结果表明，在具有长期取向和个人主义文化的国家中，女性议员对环境可持续性产生了积极影响。然而，权力距离、男子气概和不确定性规避等文化因素限制了它们的影响。本研究通过强调文化的作用，推进了关于女性领导与环境关系的辩论。结果表明，除了任命妇女之外，各国还必须培养文化支持，以最大限度地提高其对环境可持续性的贡献。

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